As the FTC ramps up its war against resellers and bots with its lawsuit against Ticketmaster, what can be done to level the playing field so that scalpers don't snatch up all the tickets? The FTC has ...

The government is taking a stand against ticket resale sites. On Aug.18 the Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against a ticket broker operation. The FTC alleged that the company used unlawful ...

President Donald Trump was signing an executive order Monday that he says will help curb ticket scalping and bring “commonsense” changes to the way live entertainment events are priced. Designed to ...

Live Nation owns or controls more than 60 percent of the large concert amphitheaters in the country, including the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel. Live Nation and Ticketmaster, which merged in 2010, ...

The lawsuit alleged that Ticketmaster reaped $3.7 billion in resale fees over 5 years. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission and seven states accused Live Nation and its ticketing arm Ticketmaster of ...

Significant changes take effect May 12 for how prices are listed online for tickets, hotels, motels and vacation rentals. FTC isn't banning extra fees but consumers will need to be told prices upfront ...

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct information on the percentage of the total ticket cost Ticketmaster receives. A big concert means a big ticket price these days. Last year, the ...

Live Nation earned $19 billion in revenue from concerts in 2024, which was up 2 percent from 2023, according to an earnings statement from the publicly owned company. “So there's no real joy in going ...

Concertgoers are finding that ticket prices can drop significantly after they go on sale, even for popular artists like Stevie Wonder. While high demand can drive up prices, an oversaturation of ...

In perhaps the most out-of-touch statement since Lucille Bluth priced bananas, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino — the boss of the company that runs Ticketmaster — said that, actually, concert tickets ...